Category: General Conference
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Happily Ever After
You see it in almost every fairy tale “And they lived happily ever after”. For us, it can seem that “happily ever after” is only available to those who live in fairy tales. In reality, it is our goal in life to attain. Elder Gerrit W. Gong helps us understand this in his “Happy and…
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Faith Crisis and Testimony
“Defining moments in life come often and unexpectedly, even when you are still young.” So states Elder Gary E. Stevenson in his October 2022 General Conference address “Nourishing and Bearing Your Testimony“. A day doesn’t go by that I don’t see someone that I know or who knows someone in a “faith crisis.” No one…
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Nearer to Thee
One of the ways in which we can stay on the covenant path is by getting to know the Savior and living our lives in a manner similar to His. In “Drawing Closer to the Savior“, Elder Neil L. Andersen gives us ways to do this. Nearer My God to Thee In the hymn “Nearer…
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A Sense of Belonging
Everyone wants to feel as though they belong. Often we call this “fitting in”. It’s important to our health that we feel as though we are part of something greater. Elder D. Todd Christofferson discussed “The Doctrine of Belonging” and how we as Latter-day Saints can belong and help others feel like they belong in…
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Of Symbols and Focus
In his address, “Lifted Up upon the Cross“, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland discusses why the cross is not a part of Latter-day Saint iconography. However, many symbols of Christianity, including the cross, can center our focus on the Savior. What is a symbol? The word symbol is defined as “a mark or character used as…
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How Do I Walk?
In “Follow Jesus Christ with Footsteps of Faith“, President M. Russell Ballard discusses the legacy his ancestors left as they walked in faith. He discusses the hope that exists as we walk in faith. Reading his words, the question came to my mind “how do I walk?”. Footprints I believe that most of us are…
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Anxiously Engaged
In “Helping the Poor and Distressed“, President Dallin H. Oaks quotes Doctrine and Covenants 58:27 which says that “men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause”. The phrase “anxiously engaged” has made me ponder what the Lord is asking and if I am living up to that request. Anxious Let us look at the…
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The Formula for Peace and Rest
At the October 2022 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson through his three addresses provided a formula for us to receive peace and rest. This formula includes three tenets, finding the truth, overcoming the world, and access to temples. A Strong Statement Before I dive into…
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Music and Conference
Music has been an important part of my life. My mom sang in a group called Sweet Adelines. I sang in school and church choirs growing up, had a non-speaking role in our High School Musical “Babes in Arms”, and have always loved how music can represent my moods. The music sung and performed at…
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Preparation Through Invitation
The October 2022 Semi-annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be held on October first and second in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thinking about how to prepare for this conference, my mind keeps coming back to the invitation that the prophet President Russell M. Nelson gave at the April…
Whether By Mine Own Voice 